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MOVE YOUR MEDIA FILES

Source: Open your copied Photos library and then set it as your system library.

IN GENERAL, the more free space you have on your Mac, the faster it will run. This is fine in theory, but the Mac is made to be used. What if you have a large music and video collection or thousands of family photos?

If you have a reliable internet connection, some of your data can be stored in iCloud. If you are an Apple Music subscriber, you can also enable iCloud Music Library, whereby all your iTunes music can be uploaded and streamed over other devices. This is handy in terms of saving space as you can delete

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